FlightAware experienced a major incident on September 17, 2026 affecting Global Beacon (Global Beacon), lasting 3h 23m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Global Beacon (Global Beacon)
Update timeline
- investigating Sep 17, 2026, 03:10 PM UTC
We are investigating issues signing in to Global Beacon.
- investigating Sep 17, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC
A root cause has been identified and initial steps have been taken to address the issue. Error rates are trending down. We are monitoring the situation closely.
- investigating Sep 17, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC
A root cause has been identified, and we are diligently working to restore the redundant capacity; error rates are trending down. We continue to monitor the situation closely.
- resolved Sep 17, 2026, 06:33 PM UTC
Remediation was a success and all Global Beacon instances are healthy and serving traffic with nominal error rates.